3.4: To ensure financial sustainability of protected areas and national and regional systems of protected areas

1 - Just started, limited progress

1

3.5: To strengthen communication, education and public awareness

0 - Not yet begun, no progress

2

4.1: To develop and adopt minimum standards and best practices for national and regional protected area systems

1 - Just started, limited progress

1

4.2: To evaluate and improve the effectiveness of protected areas management

1 - Just started, limited progress

1

4.3: To assess and monitor protected area status and trends

0 - Not yet begun, no progress

1

4.4: To ensure that scientific knowledge contributes to the establishment and effectiveness of protected areas and protected area systems

0 - Not yet begun, no progress

1

Progress in incorporating climate change aspects into protected areas

1 - Just started, limited progress

1

Progress in marine protected areas

1 - Just started, limited progress

1

Priority Actions

countries

1

actions

5

steps

0

timeframe

2012 - 2020

cost

-

Integration of protected areas into wider land and seascapes to showcase mainstreaming of biodiversity with other sectors and ecosystem based approaches to adaptation to climate change adaptation and leading to mitigation through carbon sequestration

2012 - 2020

Development and implementation of sustainable finance plans for protected area systems

2012 - 2020

Assessing the values and contribution of protected areas to the national and local economies and to achieving MDGs

2012 - 2020

Institutionalize management effectiveness assessment towards assessing 60% of the total areas by 2015 and ensure that the results of the assessments are implemented

2012 - 2020

Diversification of governance types and recognition of ICCAs including through acknowledgement in national legislation or other effective means, formal inclusion in the national systems